Backlash from centrist Democrats as democratic socialist candidates sweep primaries

Party’s old guard abandons ‘blue no matter what’ banner to push for a more formal break with progressive wing After a string of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) primary victories, the loudest response from much of the Democratic establishment’s old guard was not reconciliation, but escalation. Over the last few days, prominent party figures have moved away from unifying under a “blue no matter who” banner to push for a more formal break with their left flank, and said the moment may have arrived for Democrats to confront their more socialist wing. Continue reading...

Joseph Gedeon in Washington · Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 10:25 AM
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Backlash from centrist Democrats as democratic socialist candidates sweep primaries

Party’s old guard abandons ‘blue no matter what’ banner to push for a more formal break with progressive wing

After a string of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) primary victories, the loudest response from much of the Democratic establishment’s old guard was not reconciliation, but escalation.

Over the last few days, prominent party figures have moved away from unifying under a “blue no matter who” banner to push for a more formal break with their left flank, and said the moment may have arrived for Democrats to confront their more socialist wing.

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